Blakney Named Skyline Conference Player of the Year

Mar 01, 2010

Blakney Named Skyline Conference Player of the
Year

- Blakney receives award for second consecutive season -

Clifton Park, N.Y. - Senior guard Kimberly
Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) was named the 2009-10
Skyline Conference Player of the Year, as announced by the Skyline
Conference on Monday, March 1st.

Blakney is the Division III National Leader in scoring (25.8
ppg) and steals (6.0 spg) and is ranked 14th nationally with 12.3
rebounds per game. She led the Skyline Conference in scoring and
steals, while also ranking 2nd in rebounds and blocks, 3rd in
3-point field goals made, 5th in free-throw shooting percentage and
9th in assists. Blakney became the first Farmingdale State
basketball player to score 2,000 career points on February 18th at
home against Purchase College. Kim currently has 2,067 points to
date.

Blakney was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week seven
times and ECAC Metro Division III Player of the Week three times
over the course of the year. Blakney led Farmingdale State to their
first ever Skyline Conference Championship this past weekend and
the schools first trip to the NCAA Division III National
Tournament.

Head coach Chris Mooney was named Skyline Conference Co-Coach of
the Year along with Randy Ognibene of Mount Saint Mary, after
leading Farmingdale State to a program best 25-1 record this
season.